I must like punishing myself

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by billythekid

I think between the old liner, rod locker bow step up and compartment it will be lighter

I am building a one peice flush deck out of composites that should weigh in under 180 lbs

Coffin box?

Dave

[billythekid]

the plan is a lefty Kreh type console coffin box.

[parrott]

Originally Posted by billythekid

the plan is a lefty Kreh type console coffin box.

I like that

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by billythekid

the plan is a lefty Kreh type console coffin box.

Cool. That's what I'm thinking for my 20 SF project after I finish my Hewes project. I'll be watching for ideas I can purloin. Ask strick, I'm a shameless copycat.

Dave

[billythekid]

Originally Posted by Blue_Heron

Cool. That's what I'm thinking for my 20 SF project after I finish my Hewes project. I'll be watching for ideas I can purloin. Ask strick, I'm a shameless copycat.

Dave

We are all here to learn and try to complete projects correctly and whether it is to change modify or copy each other, it all good.

[billythekid]

got an hour this afternoon to start the glassing of the balsa to the hull sides. I cut and prepped everything first I dry fitted the 1708 to the sides and and cut and fitted it were it needed. I then cut a layer of 2oz mat to be the finishing glass so I can finish to. I don't like making the 1708 the finish layer as you can have print thru the primer and paint. the glass rolled out very easy since I tapered the balsa for a smooth angle. I just had to deal with the 90 degree turn at the bottom of the hull.


Before I started anything I vacuumed and cleaned the hull out, I also wiped the old hull down with some acetone to get it clean for a good bond.
Alright after I got the 1708 dry fitted I left it clamped to the hull with my handy spring clamps. I mixed up some divilette putty and put it in a caulk tube and squirted it where ever there was a void or gap. I kicked it slow so I didn't have to worry about it flashing off on me. I flopped it over to the outside of the boat and rolled resin to the balsa then flipped the 1708 over and rolled it out.

I measured the glass so the joint of the glass would not land on the joint of the balsa. I also shorted the mat layer by 6" so when I lay the next layer no joints are are all meeting each other in the same place.



I used 3 gallons total to roll out 9ft on each side of 1 layer of 1708 and 1 layer of 2oz mat.

so figure 7 gallons of resin to do the hull sides.

here is were I found the empty caulk tubes

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/aim-t...tm_content=pla

[billythekid]

Well I called in a little help to do the bow section of lamination to get it done faster and lets face it, its not fun to do by yourself. We had 9ft of laminating left but the contour of the bow took me some time to get the pieces and angles correct. I did it in 6ft 2ft 1ft. I cut out the balsa around where the D hook comes in from the bow and sealed that off completely from it. I am gonna back fill with some dynaglass to keep it strong.

[billythekid]

I am gonna raise the stringers next, along with building the bulkheads and the ledger for the deck to rest on around the outside.

[parrott]

Looks good. Were the stringers n this 72' foam filler?

[billythekid]

nah they are hollow from what I have seen and cut open. some had a little foam in the top 2" but that it.